Overview
- Devante Brown, 30, was arrested by the NYPD’s Brooklyn Child Abuse Squad and indicted in Brooklyn Supreme Court on charges including first- and second-degree sexual abuse, forcible touching and child endangerment.
- Prosecutors allege he abused two 5-year-olds, a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old multiple times between April 2024 and Aug. 22, 2025 at The Learning Factory in Bushwick and once at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6.
- Judge Donald Leo set bail at $150,000 cash or $300,000 bond, and Brown remains held on Rikers Island with a court date set for March 27.
- Prosecutors say he intimidated at least one child by warning a favorite teacher would be fired if she told, and the children disclosed incidents to parents last summer, prompting the investigation.
- Police released Brown’s photo and requested tips via the NYPD Sex Crimes Hotline and Crime Stoppers as reporting on earlier concerns raised to the center’s owners continues to develop.